2020 Winners and Runners-up
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COVID-19 Opinion/Analysis Writing
Winner: Grant LaFleche, St. Catharines Standard
- Runner-up: Fitsum Areguy and Jeff Outhit, Waterloo Region Record
- Runners-up: Jane Sims, London Free Press
COVID-19 Feature Writing
Winner: Doug Schmidt, Windsor Star
- Runner-up: Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star
- Runner-up: Katrina Clarke, Hamilton Spectator
COVID-19 Photography
Winner: Bob Tymczyszyn, St. Catharines Standard
- Runner-up: Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard
- Runner-up: Dax Melmer, Windsor Star
Beat Reporting (over 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Maria Iqbal, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Joanna Frketich, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record
Beat Reporting (under 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Mary Katherine Keown, Sudbury Star
- Runner-up: Terry Bridge, Sarnia Observer
- Runner-up: Greg Colgan, Woodstock Sentinel-Review
Column/Opinion Writing
Winner: Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record
- Runner-up: Mark McNeil, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Deirdre Pike, Hamilton Spectator
Enterprise Writing
Winner: Katrina Clarke, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Terry Pender, Waterloo Region Record
- Runner-up: Jeff Outhit, Waterloo Region Record
Feature Photography (over 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Derek Ruttan, London Free Press
- Runner-up: Dax Melmer, Windsor Star
- Runner-up: Nick Brancaccio, Windsor Star
Feature Photography (under 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Bob Tymczyszyn, St. Catharines Standard and Niagara Falls Review
- Runner-up: Julia McKay, Kingston Whig-Standard
- Runner-up: Luke Hendry, Belleville Intelligencer
Feature Writing (over 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Sebastian Bron, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record
Feature Writing (under 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Scott Dunn, Owen Sound Sun-Times
- Runner-up: Cory Smith, Stratford Beacon Herald
- Runner-up: Steph Crosier, Kingston Whig-Standard
General News Feature
Winner: Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Liz Monteiro, Waterloo Region Record
- Runners-up: Randy Richmond and Megan Stacey, London Free Press
Sports Writing
Winner: Cory Smith, Stratford Beacon Herald
- Runner-up: Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star
- Runner-up: Josh Brown, Waterloo Region Record
Spot News Photography (over 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Dale Carruthers, London Free Press
- Runner-up: David Bebee, Waterloo Region Record
- Runner-up: Dan Janisse, Windsor Star
Spot News Photography (under 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Bob Tymczyszyn, St. Catharines Standard
- Runner-up: Cory Smith, Stratford Beacon Herald
- Runner-up: Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard
Spot News Writing (over 25,000 circulation)
Winner: London Free Press team entry
- Runner-up: Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
- Runners-up: Laura Booth and Anam Latif, Waterloo Region Record
Spot News Writing (under 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Mark Malone, Chatham Daily News
Note: No runners-up selected for this category
Video Production
Winner: Dax Melmer, Windsor Star
Note: No runners-up selected for this category